CHARITY STAMPS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 850, 19 December 1929, Page 8

CHARITY STAMPS

DISAPPOINTING SALES IN WELLINGTON GOOD AT AUCKLAND (From Our Resident Reporter) WELLINGTON, Today Sales of the Charity stamp in aid of the anti-tuberuclosis fund have been disappointing to Wellington so far. Post office advice is that ihe first day the stamp was on the market it sold fairly well. Two succeeding days, however, have failed to produce more than one-quarter of the revenue derived on the first day. Probably if the sales drop off the stamp will be removed from sale some time next month. ' News is to hand that the stamp is considered well enough produced lo be taken up by philatelists and this means no inconsiderable thing in revenue, as a new stamp is estimated to be worth between £2,000 and £3,000 from sales to collectors t.lone. This money, however, takes a long time to come in and it is doubtful if it will be practicable to credit the fund with the whole of the amount received from collectors. It is not generally known that the total of one penny on eac?i stamp is not credited to the anti-tuberculosis fund. The authorising section o£ the Finance Act last session laid it down that the expenses of designing and printing the stamp were to he a charge against the fund. The total of these is uncertain, as supplies of the stamp are being printed progressively as they are needed consequent upon the closing down of the department of the Government Printing Office which deals with stamp production until the New Year. In any event, the experiment will be repeated, differently designed stamps being issued each year. Next year the design will be forwarded from England and there will not be such need for hurry to get the stamp upon the fnarket. In addition, the supplies will be available a full month earlier to catch English Christmas mails. SALES GOOD IN AUCKLAND ~: 1 , A Sun representative who inquired at the Auckland Chief Post Office this morning was informed that sales of. Charity stamps had been good. There was a good demand on the opening day and the sales had been well maintained since. It was also stated that good business had been experienced at the other Auckland offices. The design of the stamp has for its principal feature the head and shoulders of a nurse in uniform, and it is quite an attractive production. Persons desiring to contribute to the antituberculosis fund in this manner purchase these at a cost of twopence each and the additional penny, subject to printing and designing charges, will be credited to the fund.